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It is a common aspiration among many young people to run their own business, rather than work for an employer. Do you think the advantages of working for yourself outweigh the drawbacks?

As many other young people in my age, I also aspire to be an entrepreneur, when I have the necessary funds and experience to start a business on my own. Although I understand the many drawbacks, some people may have an issue with, in my opinion the benefits of being self-employed are far greater than being an employee, as being an entrepreneur gives you a far better chance to express yourself and grant a greater sense of freedom. Starting your own business can be an opportunity to make your childhood dream come true. Being the sole owner and founder of a company means, that you can customize and tailor your own business to your own liking and you can choose to work on whatever you find interesting and fulfilling. This may be your long-awaited dream company or just a simply enjoyable small business, its volume does not really matter as long, as you find joy in it. If the idea of moulding your very own business have not convinced you so far, you may also consider the much greater freedom it gives you in your personal life. The fact, that you are the one, who dictates what the workday schedule looks like, grants you the ability to work and get things done or simply take a break, whenever you most want it, you no longer have to be irritated by the strict rules of your employer. In conclusion, I have to agree with the statement, that the advantages of being self-employed outweigh its drawbacks. As I explained it above, the abilities to make your company whatever you want it to be and to create your own workplace schedule managed to convince me, that I should also strive to start a business on my own. Many young entrepreneurs struggle with finding the ideal job opportunity. This is one of the reasons why running your own business is becoming increasingly popular in our age. But starting a business from scratch is everything but easy, and there are lot of drawbacks that may outweigh the advantages. Starting your own business is a great challenge. Not only is it a lot of paperwork, but the hardest part is becoming and staying relevant in the world of business. Also, having no boss sounds like a lot of fun, but it comes with an enormous amount of responsibility. But still, one tends to consider this way of working. My parents, for example, are filmmakers and they have their own small company (which I’m also a part of). It doesn’t have many employees; hence it is manageable for my mom to be the owner of this company and to deal with the papers. But this company’s sole purpose is to help my parents deal with contracts and lawyers when they get a filmmaking job. Running a business with several employees, offices etc. is obviously a wholly different question. Being your own boss is great but working for an employer may just be the best way to start your career. Gaining experience and growing professionally as an individual might just be what you need before starting your own company. In my opinion, running your own business is much easier having professional experience and relationships. Also, people you worked with beforehand may want to help you financially or with advices. Overall, running your own business comes with grave responsibilities and risks, but for some, it is definitely manageable and may even be more profitable in the long run than working for someone else. But for starting your professional life, applying for a job and working as someone else’s employee may be even better. In my opinion starting your own business could be more beneficial for yourself in the long run instead of starting to climb the ladder at a nine to five hours office job. For a businessman filled with creativity and ideas, I think it’s a lot more comfortable to start their own company if they manage to find an investor, unless they have some savings to back the company themselves. Also, through long term a private company could be a lot more beneficial then getting a job at an office and trying to climb the ladder. In the beginning the business might produce less money, then a wage at a multi company, but eventually it could lead to much higher profits, but of course, unless you are very lucky at a multi company and manage to get a higher position at an early stage. The choice is up to the businessman to make, but it's about just the "comfort" or having to work less hours a week. They also get a lot more free space to work and by that I mean that they can accomplish their own ideas instead of having to do a strict job. By fulfilling your own dreams, you can reach self-realization a lot easier and I think that’s very important for everybody. As a summary I think a for a businessman who already has his own ideas it’s a lot better to start their own business, but someone who doesn’t really know yet what they want to do in their profession it might be better to start at an office, get some experience, realize what they want and then start their company. In my opinion starting a business at a young age can both be rewarding and also punishing. People only hear about the success stories, the startups that made it, the most accomplished ones. You never get to hear from the countless companies that went down the gutter, that people put money energy and effort into, but could not succeed. If one can make it, the rewards are huge, but it really is one out of a hundred out there. Some businesses can stay afloat with a little bit of profit, but those ones will never become big hits. When finishing high school people have to make a decision whether to start working, go to university or to start working for themselves. Each decision has its drawbacks, but the latter is the most unpredictable, so in essence you put your livelihood up to gamble when you go all in on a business idea. Of course being your own boss and being able to work on your own terms sounds appealing, but it also means the self-employed person has to have all the managing skills of someone whose whole job is to manage teams and a company. I myself could never picture taking that big of a risk in my early years. I plan to go to university and work with a big company, so my financial background is stable. I just believe that the possible risks outweigh the small chance of huge profit, and the feeling of freedom.
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the benefits of being self-employed are far greater than being an
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IELTS essay It is a common aspiration among many young people to run their own business, rather than work for an employer. Do you think the advantages of working for yourself outweigh the drawbacks?

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